What Does Spider Man Have to do with the Future of the Post Office??

At the Opening Keynote address Postmaster General, Pat Donahoe, was joined by Spider-Man & other USPS officers to announce that the USPS & Sony Pictures have joined forces to promote Priority Mail and the nationwide May 2 release of the motion picture, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” You may have seen some of the commercials now on TV.

Here are the other facts and figures you need to know for the future of the USPS:

USPS announced free Address Correction Service for all residual pieces in Full-Service Mailings

USPS will roll out new mobile delivery devices to carriers – this is more than just a barcode scanner (right). This device can do pictures & time-stamp. So when a carrier passes mailboxes, it will show that pieces are delivered. It is also able to embed delivery instructions to carrier for packages (leave at back door)

USPS wants to move to keep more mail out of sacks. Sacks are very costly to USPS

70% of flats are not processed on FSS equipment

Expect a new type of postal facility - the HUB – between SCF & DDU. This to help with mail directly to DDUs

Costs of Undelivered As Addresses Mail (UAA)

Cost to USPS in 2013 – $1.271 billion

Forward Mail - $.231 per piece; Returned Mail - $.514; Waste - $.061

Slight increase in 2013

New program for secure destruction (guaranteed) – in pilot now to roll out by end of year

March 27 was to be the day the U.S. Postal Service's "load-leveling" plan to reduce man-hours took effect. Instead, it was the day that the Postal Regulatory Commission released its advisory opinion on the plan, which it found lacking. As a result, Post Office senior management will take time to digest the PRC's report before moving forward.

Currently, mailers that qualify for a Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF) discounted rate can expect Monday delivery of mail accepted by facilities on Thursday or Friday. Under the new load-leveling plan set to take effect on March 27, Standard Mail accepted on Friday will not be delivered until Tuesday, and mail accepted on Saturday will have a promised delivery day of Wednesday.